Toy



L. E. KUPFER Jan. '10,- 1933.

TOY

Filed Feb. 24, 1932 I Patented Jan. 10, 1933 PATENT OFFICE LOUIS EUGENEKUPFER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TOY Application filed February 24, 1932.

This invention relates to toys and more particularly to an animated toy.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an animated toyadapted to be operated by the flow of heat waves.

Another object of the invention is to provide an animated figure in theact of sawing wood.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following specificationand the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device with parts broken away andshown in cross section, the saw being shown in forward position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary View similar to Figure 1 with the saw shown inbackward position.

In the drawing 1 indicates a supporting base plate having arrangedcentrally thereof an opening 2, the purpose of which will be presentlyexplained.

Arranged centrally of the plate 1 is a saw buck as indicated at 3, whichcomprises a pair of X frames 4 and 5 having formed thereon supportingfeet 6 attached to the base 1 in any suitable manner as shown at 7.Arranged between the frames 4 and 5 is a brace 8 attached thereto asshown at 9. A substantially cylindrical block 10 is supported in theupper V portions 11 of the buck 3, which is I painted to simulate a logof wood, having a cut out portion 12, upon which is slidably arranged asaw 13.

A U-shaped guide member 14 having its end portions 15 and 16 bent atright angles thereto is arranged at right angles to the saw 13 and isattached to back face 17 thereof by soldering the end portions 15 and 16thereto.

Arranged at one end of the base 1 is a standard 18 which in the presentinstance is indicated as an angle bar the bight portion of which is slitat the lower end thereof whereby the legs 19 and 20 may be bentbackwardly to form supporting feet 21 attached to base 1 as shown at 22.

The end portion 16 has its extremity 23 ex- Sei'ial No. 594,799.

a manikin 25 in the present instance representing a man, which comprisesa pair of L-shapcd plates 26 attached to the base 1 as shown at 27. Theplates 26 are spaced apart and have arranged therebetween at the lowerportion thereof a reinforcing block 28. The plates 26 are shaped tosimulate the contour of a mans body legs and neck, the neck por tions 29of which are perforated to receive across pin 30. Attached to neckportions 29 in any suitable manner at the inner faces thereof are spacedguide blocks 31 having perforations in alignment with the perforationsof the neck portions 29 and through which the pin 30 extends. Pivotallyarranged on the pin 30 between the blocks 31 F an extension 37 of theframe 4 bent at right Q angles thereto.

The bight portion 38 of the guide 14 is slidably supported upon theupper edge 39 of a supporting plate 39 attached at its lower end to theside 40 of the base 1.

Rotatably mounted in an opening 41 in the base 1 is a shaft 42 which isrotatably supported. in close proximity to its upper end by a bearing 43formed at one end of an arm 44 attached at its other end as at 45 to astandard 46 having supporting feet 4'? attached to the base 1 as shownat 48. Attached to the shaft 42 at its upper end is a propeller 49, theblades 50 of which are arranged in angular relation with respect to thebase 1. The shaft 42 has an offset portion 51 formed therein in closeproximity to its lower on d, the bight portion 52 of which is arrangedbetween the arms of the guide 14. The device is adapted to set upon aradiator or any other heating unit wherein the heat waves flowtherefrom. The heat waves rising from the radiator pass through the openin 2 and engage the blades 50 of the propeller 49. The force of thewaves against the blades 50 will act to rotate the propeller 49 andshaft 42, the bight portion 52 serving to impart a reciprocatingmovement to the guide 14 and saw 13 across the block 10. Thereciprocating movement of the saw 13 will rock the plate 32 on its pivot31, thereby imparting a nodding movement to the head 53, the resultingmovement giving an impression of a man sawing wood.

It is to be understood that other means ma be used to impart movement tothe propell er 49 than that described, and various changes may be madein the details of construction without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the spirit of the claims appended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described comprising a perforated base, asaw-buck carried by said base, a log adapted to rest upon said saw-buck,a figure arranged at one end of said base and having a slot formedtherein, a plate pivotally mounted in said slot, the head of said figureformed on one end of said plate and the other end being perforated, onearm of said figure being pivotally connected to the perforated end ofsaid plate, a saw, the hand of said arm adapted to grasp the handle ofsaid saw, said saw adapted to rest in operative position upon said log,a V shaped guide having the ends thereof bent in opposite directions andattached to said saw, an upright having a perforated end, one end ofsaid guide adapted to extend beyond one end of said saw and slidablycarried by said upright, a supporting plate carried by said base andadapted to support the bight portion of said guide, a rod rotatablycarried y said base and having an eccentric formed intermediate the endsthereof and slidably arranged in said guide, a second upright having asupporting arm adapted to rotatably support the upper end of said rod,and a propeller carried by the upper end of said rod.

2. A toy including a base member, a saw buck on the base, a log mountedupon the saw buck, having a cut out portion, a saw movable through saidout out portion, a guide standard on the base having an apertureadjacent its upper end, a manikin on the ham having a movable armconnected to one end of the saw, a U-shaped guide having its endsattached to one side of the saw, one end of said guide extending beyondone end of the saw and slidably mounted in the aperture of the guidestandard, a supporting plate attached to one side of the base with itsupper edge providing a supporting guide for the bight

